Holy Harvest Batman….
So, the harvest here at the Farm is going well, so well that we have to do some more tomorrow after finally calling it quits after it got too dark to see what we were picking. Our intrepid band of neighbours/retirees/friends (and one random fellow who came with another friend) gathered at 9 this morning […]
Snow to Surf among other things
It’s been a while since we posted, and things have been afoot. Not the tasting room reno that is supposed to happen before we open (I’m procrastinating) or the guest blog I’m supposed to do for another blog, but things like Snow to Surf (yay, we didn’t capsize and yay, we weren’t last!), moving a […]
Ben’s View of Bottling Week
While Jill and I are in constant (and generally good) communication, we sometimes miss little things, like who’s turn it is to write the blog. So, while Jill has already written about it, here is my take on the last week’s efforts. We have had a crazy busy week at SouthEnd. This is the week […]
Bottle Shock.
Well, after a week of filtering and finishing the wines we finally bottled today. We now have over 600 cases down in the basement almost ready for sale… after they get over their bottle shock. I think I’m in bottle shock. The fact that we won’t have to label or cap the bottled wines is […]
I love it when a plan comes together.
The first day of spring! Sadly, only the earliest varieties of cherry are blooming and the Hanami forecast remains well beyond our departure date. Next time… (it’s always next time) Today we visited Mitzi’s eldest brother. He likes to do things with a precise plan and this time was no different, starting with a fax […]